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Best School Stories

Description: These are books in which teachers and/or students are major characters and the school is a primary setting. From preschool to graduate school.

Members: 20 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
49,313 members, 797 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), ReneeHorn (1), ahef1963 (1), starbox (1), Dilara86 (1), Selliers (2), thecoroner (2), merrystar (34)

2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
91,974 members, 904 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (1), cej1027 (3), KimarieBee (3), merrystar (7), daisy_may (8), Selliers (9), ahef1963 (23), sturlington (24)

3
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
19,246 members, 855 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: starbox (2), goldenmoon (3), Selliers (3), ahef1963 (3), Aquila (14), sturlington (19), thecoroner (21), elkiedee (27)

4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
by James Hilton
1,838 members, 42 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Selliers (1), aulsmith (2), starbox (3), dara85 (3), inge87 (4), thecoroner (15), daisy_may (30)

5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
90,069 members, 881 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (2), KimarieBee (4), daisy_may (4), cej1027 (6), merrystar (6), Selliers (10), ahef1963 (24), sturlington (25)

6
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
17,398 members, 415 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (1), ahef1963 (2), sturlington (4), Dilara86 (5), thecoroner (16), elkiedee (18), merrystar (47)

7
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
35,728 members, 974 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3), merrystar (4), goldenmoon (5), ahef1963 (8), Selliers (11), sturlington (21), Aquila (23)

8
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,061 members, 308 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), merrystar (2), Selliers (6), ahef1963 (6), Dilara86 (7), sturlington (22)

9
Sophie's World
by Jostein Gaarder
16,372 members, 245 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3), Selliers (4), ahef1963 (4), hipdeep (4), Dilara86 (4), cej1027 (17)

10
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,726 members, 126 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), daisy_may (2), merrystar (3), aulsmith (5), inge87 (13), elkiedee (28)

11
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
86,480 members, 808 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), KimarieBee (5), merrystar (5), goldenmoon (6), Selliers (14), ahef1963 (25), daisy_may (37)

12
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
15,590 members, 457 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), goldenmoon (4), sturlington (5), Selliers (5), ahef1963 (5), thecoroner (22)

13
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
12,469 members, 189 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Aquila (5), inge87 (5), merrystar (8), cej1027 (11), elkiedee (12), Selliers (15), daisy_may (35)

14
Up the Down Staircase
by Bel Kaufman
1,214 members, 33 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), dara85 (4), aulsmith (6), Selliers (8), thecoroner (18), merrystar (35)

15
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
23,849 members, 429 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: sturlington (3), thecoroner (9), ahef1963 (9), Selliers (12), goldenmoon (13), elkiedee (29)

16
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark
4,533 members, 145 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), thecoroner (3), aulsmith (7), Selliers (13), ahef1963 (16)

17
To Sir, with Love
by E. R. Braithwaite
1,080 members, 22 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), dara85 (5), aulsmith (9), elkiedee (19), Selliers (19)

18
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
86,069 members, 774 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (5), KimarieBee (6), goldenmoon (8), ahef1963 (26), merrystar (37), daisy_may (39)

19
Daddy-Long-Legs
by Jean Webster
2,719 members, 96 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (7), merrystar (9), Selliers (18), inge87 (19), daisy_may (28), elkiedee (30)

20
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
22,784 members, 479 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), elkiedee (2), merrystar (10), Selliers (31)

21
Little Men
by Louisa May Alcott
6,523 members, 50 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: Aquila (8), goldenmoon (10), aulsmith (10), merrystar (12), thecoroner (19), daisy_may (40)

Thumbs down: Selliers

Explanations:

Selliers (0): Even worse than "Little Women".

22
Anne of the Island
by L. M. Montgomery
8,457 members, 98 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), daisy_may (5), merrystar (11), Selliers (22)

23
Autumn Term
by Antonia Forest
267 members, 8 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Aquila (1), daisy_may (3), elkiedee (8)

24
HARRY POTTER AND THE SOCERER'S STONE
by J. K. Rowling
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: cej1027 (7), Dilara86 (9), goldenmoon (14), ahef1963 (17), sturlington (23)

Thumbs down: starbox

25
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
10,814 members, 230 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (4), aulsmith (4), Selliers (7), ahef1963 (12)

Thumbs down: merrystar

26
The School at the Chalet
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
477 members, 12 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (1), Aquila (10), elkiedee (21)

27
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
87,600 members, 859 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (11), daisy_may (16), ahef1963 (22), merrystar (36)

28
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
5,861 members, 117 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (13), ahef1963 (14), Selliers (24), merrystar (38)

29
Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse
5,550 members, 77 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5), Dilara86 (6), Selliers (16)

30
Witch Week
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,632 members, 38 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (7), daisy_may (7), merrystar (16)

31
Tom Brown's School Days
by Thomas Hughes
1,475 members, 24 reviews
3.28 stars (3.28 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (8), Dilara86 (8), thecoroner (12)

32
These Happy Golden Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
6,740 members, 51 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: inge87 (6), merrystar (14), elkiedee (20)

33
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
7,842 members, 244 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: Aquila (6), cej1027 (13), merrystar (29)

34
Maurice
by E. M. Forster
3,458 members, 60 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (10), aulsmith (12), Selliers (17)

35
Carrie
by Stephen King
11,878 members, 252 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), goldenmoon (12), sturlington (17)

36
11/22/63
by Stephen King
10,411 members, 673 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (9), ahef1963 (13), sturlington (20)

37
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,234 members, 167 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), merrystar (15)

38
Miss Nelson is Missing
by Harry Allard
4,461 members, 221 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), cej1027 (14), merrystar (39)

39
That Hideous Strength
by C. S. Lewis
6,847 members, 75 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13), cej1027 (20), ahef1963 (20)

40
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë
7,399 members, 131 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1), Selliers (23)

41
Helen Keller's Teacher
by Margaret Davidson
677 members, 7 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), elkiedee (22), merrystar (48)

42
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
7,645 members, 79 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (12), merrystar (30), elkiedee (31)

43
What Katy Did at School
by Susan Coolidge
698 members, 10 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (14), elkiedee (23), merrystar (55)

44
Wonder Boys
by Michael Chabon
3,978 members, 89 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), sturlington (10)

45
Frindle
by Andrew Clements
6,620 members, 196 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), ahef1963 (27)

46
The Lark in the Morn
by Elfrida Vipont
98 members, 3 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Aquila (7), inge87 (7)

47
Among Others
by Jo Walton
2,532 members, 230 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (6), sturlington (12)

48
Stalky & Co.
by Rudyard Kipling
770 members, 14 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Aquila (9), aulsmith (13)

49
Election
by Tom Perrotta
810 members, 28 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6), thecoroner (23)

50
Ballet Shoes
by Noel Streatfeild
2,786 members, 60 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (11), Aquila (16)

51
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
11,109 members, 174 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), Selliers (20)

52
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes
4,490 members, 248 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (10), merrystar (21)

53
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
by Fred Chappell
222 members, 7 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14), goldenmoon (15)

54
Gentlemen and Players
by Joanne Harris
2,144 members, 92 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), Selliers (26)

55
The Children of Men
by P. D. James
5,014 members, 192 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: sturlington (15), ahef1963 (15)

56
The Confusions of Young Törless
by Robert Musil
1,819 members, 29 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (1)

57
Enthusiasm
by Polly Shulman
461 members, 39 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1)

58
An Empty Spoon
by Sunny Decker
47 members, 0 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

59
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
9,553 members, 354 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: dara85 (13), Selliers (21)

60
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
6,463 members, 253 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (16), merrystar (17)

61
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
4,854 members, 120 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), merrystar (40)

62
Jo in the Middle
by Jean Ure
17 members, 0 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: Aquila (17), daisy_may (22)

63
Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
by Esmé Raji Codell
713 members, 22 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: dara85 (16), elkiedee (24)

64
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
2,239 members, 21 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (9), merrystar (51)

65
Mrs. Toggle's Zipper
by Robin Pulver
611 members, 4 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (15), merrystar (26)

66
The Wild Shore
by Kim Stanley Robinson
936 members, 20 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (15), Selliers (28)

67
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
by Enid Blyton
490 members, 6 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: Aquila (15), thecoroner (28)

68
Blue Angel
by Francine Prose
940 members, 27 reviews
3.31 stars (3.31 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18), Selliers (27)

69
Prep
by Curtis Sittenfeld
4,847 members, 148 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (17), Selliers (33)

70
End of Term
by Antonia Forest
150 members, 4 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (14), daisy_may (45)

71
Old School
by Tobias Wolff
2,285 members, 74 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Selliers (25), thecoroner (25)

72
Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
5,902 members, 123 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (21), daisy_may (32)

73
Ramona the Brave
by Beverly Cleary
4,159 members, 45 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (18), merrystar (42)

74
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary
6,614 members, 108 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (19), merrystar (43)

75
B Is for Betsy
by Carolyn Haywood
635 members, 6 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (22), merrystar (45)

76
Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
9,578 members, 1,148 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

77
My Posse Don't Do Homework
by LouAnne Johnson
233 members, 3 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2)

78
The Rosemary Tree
by Elizabeth Goudge
209 members, 2 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: inge87 (2)

79
No Ponies for Miss Pobjoy
by Ursula Moray Williams
16 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Aquila (2)

80
A Song for Summer
by Eva Ibbotson
815 members, 19 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (32), merrystar (33)

81
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
2,257 members, 29 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (23), merrystar (49)

82
Summer Half
by Angela Thirkell
273 members, 8 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (26), merrystar (53)

83
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
by Gene Kemp
238 members, 5 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Aquila (3)

84
Frost in May
by Antonia White
810 members, 18 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4)

85
The Child Manuela
by Christa Winsloe
62 members, 1 review
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: starbox (4)

86
This School Is Driving Me Crazy
by Nat Hentoff
38 members, 0 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Aquila (4)

87
Claudine at School
by Colette
373 members, 6 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (5)

88
Jakob von Gunten
by Robert Walser
1,015 members, 30 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (6)

89
Good Morning, Miss Dove
by Frances Gray Patton
162 members, 4 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6)

90
Alice-Miranda at School
by Jacqueline Harvey
107 members, 5 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (6)

91
On the Jellicoe Road
by Melina Marchetta
1,911 members, 207 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (7)

92
Heart: A School-Boy's Journal
by Edmondo De Amicis
688 members, 13 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (7)

93
The Body Lies
by Jo Baker
168 members, 14 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7)

94
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
14,975 members, 685 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8)

95
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl
6,120 members, 290 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8)

96
Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay
1,416 members, 45 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (8)

97
And Both Were Young
by Madeleine L'Engle
712 members, 19 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: inge87 (8)

98
The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy
by Sarah Fielding
98 members, 3 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (8)

99
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
5,214 members, 412 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: inge87 (9)

100
The Worst Witch
by Jill Murphy
987 members, 17 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (9)

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